Risk Insights Resource Center

The New Frontier: Managing the Risks of AI Advancement

April 23, 2025

Chicago: Participate in an insightful discussion about the implications of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the financial services sector and ...

Five Areas to Watch in Private Credit

April 17, 2025

An agile and opportunistic sector can continue to capitalize where banks are constrained.

Inside the Mind of a Buy-Side CRO

April 8, 2025

Hear from Peter Mortensen, the chief risk officer of Russell Investments, about inflation volatility, tariffs, liquidity risk, AI threats and ...

Economic Sanctions for Risk Managers: A Cautionary Tale

April 4, 2025

The dynamic nature of sanctions, and their associated financial, reputational and operational risks, requires a proactive, sophisticated approach to ...

Volatility Control Indexes Prove Capable of Stabilizing Investment Performance

March 28, 2025

Acceptance is on the rise along with innovations in the data.

Cyber Risks: Challenges and Opportunities for Risk Managers

March 26, 2025

São Paulo, Brazil: Join the GARP Latin America Chapter for our inaugural in-person meeting in Brazil. Our subject matter experts will examine the ...

The Rising Tide of Geopolitical Risk: Implications for Business, Finance, and Policy

March 26, 2025

Luxembourg: Join the GARP Luxembourg Chapter for an insightful discussion on the growing impact of geopolitical risk on businesses, financial ...

The New Reference Rate Use Committee: Monitoring More Than Problem-Solving

February 21, 2025

The heavy lifting of the now-closed Alternative Reference Rates Committee gives way to ongoing observation of market functioning.

How Weather Derivatives Hedge Against Nature’s Unpredictability

February 20, 2025

Discover how businesses are using weather derivatives to mitigate risks associated with adverse weather conditions.

‘Father of the Fear Index’ Wins Financial Engineering Honor

February 14, 2025

VIX developer and Vanderbilt professor Robert Whaley is the International Association for Quantitative Finance’s latest Financial Engineer of the ...

IPO Hesitancy Pays Off for Platforms That Trade Private Shares

January 17, 2025

A Nasdaq spin-off sets an innovative pace. U.K. officialdom paves the way for upstart PISCES.

5 Risk Predictions for 2025

January 10, 2025

Rising threats in cybersecurity, regulation, insurance and climate, global debt, and the supply chain are among the risk challenges that could be ...

Revisiting 60-40 Portfolio Allocations in the Wake of Volatility

December 6, 2024

Institutional investors winding down balanced stock-and-bond portfolios must manage the illiquidity of private equity, private debt and real estate ...

Spot Bitcoin ETPs Dominate Even as Ether Offers Alternatives

November 22, 2024

Institutional interest is affected by staking methods and due-diligence requirements.

After Three Decades, Target Date Funds Are Still Working on Their Track Records

November 1, 2024

Derivatives, a relatively new wrinkle, introduce risks of their own, which one firm counters with put options on equities. Underperformance has been ...

Is Market Data Reform a Race to the Bottom?

October 25, 2024

Consolidated tape regulations in Europe and the U.S. are on parallel tracks with similar objectives, but there is no clear path to consistency and ...

Revolutionizing Risk Decisioning with AI and Gen AI

October 22, 2024

Sponsored by SAS The transformation of Risk Decisioning is driven by the evolution across People, Process, and Technology, impacting Operational ...

The Cash Management Impact of the Fed’s Rate Cut: How to Minimize Risk and Maximize Return

October 4, 2024

Changing yield curve dynamics are going to have a significant effect on risk-returntradeoffs in cash management. In response to reduced interest ...

What Political Forecasts Can Teach Risk Managers About Risk Filtering

September 27, 2024

How can risk managers better account for momentum bias and the other systematic errors ofpredictions? They can learn a lot from studying the flaws in ...

From Latency to AI- and Algo-Driven Capital Markets

September 27, 2024

Technology advances promise better resource allocation, fairer access and faster insights.

How to Manage Uninsured Deposit Liquidity Risk

September 20, 2024

Recent bank failures have confirmed that managing liquidity risk remains a complex and daunting task. This is particularly true for firms with large ...

Ignore, Acknowledge or Advocate: How Risk Managers Should Handle Political Risk

September 6, 2024

Politics impact every financial institution’s bottom line and risk profile. How important is it for firms to adapt to this constantly evolving ...

The Risk and Return Profile of Index-Linked Annuities: How to Build the Optimal Portfolio

August 30, 2024

Complex financial products like registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) feature an array of risks and benefits. Evaluating all possible outcomes is ...

New Reporting Rule Brings Repo Transactions Out of the Shadows

June 14, 2024

Regulators will see transaction-level data on “non-centrally cleared bilateral” – the last and biggest repurchase-agreement segment where ...

Commercial Real Estate and Bank Systemic Risk

June 14, 2024

Shining the light of available data on real estate loan quality, concentration risk and “market-value insolvency.”

Preventing the Next Bank Failure: Lessons Learned from the Fall of Republic First

May 24, 2024

Coinciding with the post-COVID struggles of the commercial real estate (CRE) sector in the U.S., more regional bank failures could be on the horizon. ...

Strengthening Asset-Liability Management: Lessons from Bank Failures

May 7, 2024

Sponsored by SAS The importance of effective Asset Liability Management (ALM) was highlighted in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse. ...

Managing Inflation Risks: A Practical Guide

May 3, 2024

Price hikes and price uncertainty can have a huge impact on spending, investment, loan origination and, ultimately, default risk. But what tools can ...

Dividend-Paying Stocks: Where Mitigating One Risk Begets Another

April 12, 2024

Amid sky-high stock prices and interest rates, investors reaching for income must sift carefully through dividend-paying stocks to avoid value traps.

The Intersection of Compliance and Resilience

April 9, 2024

Sponsored by Fusion Risk Management Operational resilience is top of mind at both global regulators and financial services firms. Whether you are a ...

T+1 Settlement: A Hard Deadline Approaches, with Some Gaps in Preparedness

April 5, 2024

Firms globally must be ready for North America's shorter securities processing cycles by May 28. Similar mandates for EU and U.K. markets are ...

Post-Libor Transition, There Remain Refinements to Be Made and Risks to Be Aware of

March 28, 2024

Market participants are told to stay vigilant “to preserve the robust system of reference rates achieved through the decade-long transition effort”.

Balancing the Business Model and Concentration Risk

March 15, 2024

It is extremely difficult to identify, measure and manage adverse concentrations. Why is it important to understand the effects of concentration risk ...

Cyber Risks Spark Optimism in Cat Bond Market

March 8, 2024

Expectations are high even as the growth factor of inflation recedes.

Geopolitical Risk is Spreading Across the Risk Spectrum. Are You Prepared?

February 9, 2024

Whether we’re talking about, say, the Israel-Hamas armed conflict, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, or attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the ...

Life Settlements Are Settling In as an Alternative Asset Class

February 9, 2024

As insurance-policy death benefits attract yield-hungry investors, portfolio management requires attention to policyholder longevity, insurer ...

Have Spot Bitcoin ETFs Changed the Digital-Asset Game?

January 26, 2024

The products approved by the SEC are “step one” in a revolution, says the CEO of BlackRock, an early leader in fund inflows. But many crypto-related ...

Siri, What’s My Stress Scenario?

January 19, 2024

Risk managers are in line to face a myriad of difficult challenges in 2024, ranging from geopolitical tensions to cyber threats to the growing impact ...

New Year's Resolutions for Risk Managers in 2024

January 12, 2024

Finding balance in managing risk and return is extremely challenging, especially during periods of uncertainty fueled by geopolitical tensions, cyber ...

Basis Trades: Treasury Market Lubricant or Systemic Risk?

January 12, 2024

A winning strategy for hedge funds has regulators worried about leverage and financial stability; a “vulnerability worth monitoring,” according to ...

5 Risk Predictions for 2024

January 5, 2024

Inflation, commercial real estate volatility, cyberattacks, geopolitical threats, social unrest, and extreme weather events are among the risks that ...

Structural Changes Loom in Securities Finance

December 22, 2023

Changing market dynamics accompany questions about future governance of the EquiLend platform, following a settlement of antitrust charges

Make Your Move with the FRM

December 12, 2023

The ability to make timely, informed, risk-based decisions is fundamental to the success of companies in every industry. Are you curious about how ...

Navigating and Managing Geopolitical Risks

December 1, 2023

Fueled by the ongoing Israel/Hamas and Russia/Ukraine conflicts, headline-grabbing geopolitical threats are a source of significant concern for ...

Has ESG Gone Off the Rails?

November 3, 2023

“When regulation starts to become coercive, then there is a problem,” an investment manager writes.

Investment Managers Keep Faith in Emerging Markets

October 20, 2023

“Many EMs are well positioned to have economic growth acceleration in 2024 and beyond,” says one portfolio manager. “We invest in companies, not ...

After Temporary Dislocations, Insurance-Linked Securities Are Breaking Records

October 20, 2023

Anticipated cyber catastrophe bonds and innovative deal structures are expected to fuel further growth

Balanced Risk Modeling: How to Better Prepare for Shocks

September 29, 2023

Risk managers need to worry about both idiosyncratic outcomes and systemic risks. An integrated, comprehensive modeling approach is the only way to ...

Global Investment Performance Standards: After 25 Years, Room to Grow, and Gaps to Close

September 29, 2023

More smaller and alternative funds are in the fold as consultants and outsourcers offer to support compliance

NBFIs: Risks and Opportunities From Nonbanks in the Financial System

September 15, 2023

Conventional banks face major risks from the explosive growth of so-called shadow banks, but these institutions also offer hope to up-and-coming risk ...

Reassessing the Current State of Bank Safety

August 25, 2023

What level of danger are banks now facing? In the wake of a series of extreme events, do they need to adopt complex, nonlinear models for tail risk ...

A Midyear (Global) Report Card: Economic Trends, and Ongoing and Emerging Risks

July 7, 2023

Economies across the world have bucked predictions and avoided recessions this year, but significant risks remain. How do U.S. economic developments ...

An Appeals Court Decision Could Alter the Fundamentals of Syndicated Leveraged Loans

June 30, 2023

Lenders’ advocates warn of market chaos if the loans have to be treated as securities

Risk Management and Radical Uncertainty

June 23, 2023

Extremely rare tail-risk events simply cannot be modeled. But that doesn’t mean traditional models that rely on historical data do not have worth.

Securities Lending and Repo Get the Blockchain Treatment

June 2, 2023

Deutsche Börse affiliates are leading adopters, but volumes have yet to take off

The Parlous State of ESG

May 19, 2023

Navigating a minefield of ratings, regulations and politicization

Banks Short – or Long – on Deposits Can Go to the Markets

May 12, 2023

Innovative private-sector platforms can help navigate rough patches, but they’re not designed to rescue banks on the brink

Is There a Need for a Chief Liquidity Officer?

May 12, 2023

The benefits of a new “C” function could outweigh the cost and effort of creating it

Will the SEC Help Reinvigorate Public Stock Issuance?

April 6, 2023

Countering the rampant growth in private markets, near-term steps may have to be “incremental”

A Lesson From SVB: Don’t Forget Risk Management Fundamentals

March 31, 2023

Recent bank collapses have increased the demand for competent risk management. What have we learned about the value of risk awareness, and what ...

The Fall of Silicon Valley Bank: A Systemic Risk View

March 24, 2023

Before it was shuttered, how much of a threat did SVB pose to the financial system? Comparing the bank’s systemic risk profile with banks of similar ...

Could SOFR, Under Stress, Hurt Bank Balance Sheets and Lending Capacity?

March 24, 2023

A New York Fed study fleshes out “Main Street” lenders’ critique of the Libor replacement rate

The Fall of Silicon Valley Bank: A Systemic Risk View

March 20, 2023

How much of a systemic threat did SVB pose to the financial system before it was shuttered? GBI’s Chris Donohue, Bryan Feierstein and Eli Crane ...

Risk Management Lessons Learned From SVB

March 17, 2023

Now is the time for risk managers to address the critical questions that matter for the banking industry: Was the failure of SVB preventable, what ...

Silicon Valley Bank: A Failure in Risk Management

March 14, 2023

What drove the collapse of SVB? Insufficient board oversight, incomplete modeling and poor liquidity risk management practices were among the key ...

Regulators Draw a Line on an Attempted Use of Term SOFR

March 3, 2023

The auto-loan-backed securities market awaits clarification as the mid-year Libor transition deadline approaches

Managing Liquidity Risk and Funding Costs During a Crisis

February 24, 2023

Liquidity risk can spin out of control amid an extreme event. But financial institutions can take a three-pronged, multi-scenario approach to assess ...

Treasury Trading Reforms Move Forward and Get Some Pushback

February 10, 2023

As the SEC seeks to bolster resilience, market participants advise caution on specifics

2023 Market Trends: How Will They Impact ALM Efforts?

February 9, 2023

Hear from Dr. Donald van Deventer, Managing Director--Risk Research and Quantitative Solutions @ SAS, as we discuss the impact of current market ...

Follow the Sun to Manage Investment Risk

February 3, 2023

“Light exchange” Blue Ocean brings 24/7 equities trading closer to reality

Does Fed Policy on Reserve Balances Raise Risk of Market Disruption?

January 13, 2023

Research shows a link between intraday reserve shortfalls and interest rate spikes

5 Risk Predictions for 2023

January 6, 2023

In the coming year, we can expect a slowdown in worldwide economies, an increased emphasis on operational resilience, a shift toward simpler and more ...

Growth in Private Markets Attracts Trading Platforms to Serve Them

January 6, 2023

Systems can facilitate price discovery and liquidity, but could too many of them spread the business too thin?

Pension-Fund Risk: How to Improve Liquidity Management

December 9, 2022

Recent nonfinancial incidents, including geopolitical conflicts, the pandemic and a supply-chain crisis, have destabilized markets and sent risk ...

Stress Testing Integration: How to Combine Capital and Liquidity

October 21, 2022

Though the importance of integration is now widely understood by financial institutions, stress testing of capital and liquidity is still typically ...

A Call to Arms: Incorporating Extreme Events into Financial Risk Models

September 16, 2022

Recent nonfinancial incidents, including geopolitical conflicts, the pandemic and a supply-chain crisis, have destabilized markets and sent risk ...

Uncleared Margin Rules Reach Final Phase, but the PRA Has Questions

September 16, 2022

U.K. regulator seeks assurances about the adequacy of initial margin calculations; ISDA defends its standard model

Decoding Country Perils: The Nature and Causes of the Risk of Nations

September 2, 2022

What are the best indicators of short- and long-term country risk, and what steps can firms take to identify, assess and manage this multi-layered ...

SEC Rule Has Fund Firms Grappling with a VaR Mandate

June 17, 2022

Consumer Outlook: Continued Growth, or Putting on the Brakes?

June 10, 2022

How to Manage Balance-Sheet Risk in Volatile Times

May 27, 2022

Given the looming prospect of a recession, it’s critical for financial institutions to strengthen their balance sheets. To meet this objective, firms ...

The Time Varying Bayesian Beta

April 21, 2022

Vasicek’s Bayesian approach for estimating security beta has been widely accepted in the financial services industry, but is it too static? Giuseppe ...

Pricing Extreme Mortality Risk in Volatile Times

September 9, 2021

COVID-19 has increased the challenge of properly pricing extreme mortality risk. Han Li, Haibo Liu, Qihe Tang, Zhongyi Yuan analyze the latest U.S. ...

Forecasting Tail Risk Measures for Financial Time Series

September 2, 2021

Can a financial institution improve its VaR and expected shortfall projections via a risk model that incorporates economic and financial covariates? ...

Managing Pension Risk

July 26, 2021

Many companies are considering their de-risking options and strategies for pension risk transfer (PRT). PRT is steadily increasing in the U.S. but ...

Disasters, Large Drawdowns and Long-term Asset Management

July 22, 2021

Long-term investors are often reluctant to invest in assets or strategies that can suffer from big drawdowns. The University of Lausanne’s Eric ...

Quantile Risk-Return Tradeoff

June 24, 2021

The quantile regressions technique is effective for measuring the performance of stocks, particularly when dissecting the tails of returns. Nektarios ...

Risk Management for Emerging Markets: How to Avoid Another Derivatives Crisis

June 3, 2021

Recent losses reported by financial institutions have not only caused enormous alarm but also fueled debate and confusion about the appropriate use ...

Stock Market Volatility: Friend or Foe

May 20, 2021

How is portfolio performance impacted by different types of volatility? Michael J. Dempsey, Abey Gunasekarage and Thanh Truong assess the connection ...

Cyclical Patterns of Systemic Risk Metrics: Cross-Country Analysis

April 22, 2021

What can we learn about liquidity, solvency and mispricing risks through the study of a prolonged financial cycle? The IMF’s Plamen K. Iossifov and ...

Risk Management in China: A Case Study on Equity Pledges

January 28, 2021

Private enterprises must take a disciplined approach to risk management, particularly as they seek to raise capital. To demonstrate the challenges ...

The LIBOR Transition: Alternatives to the Alternatives

January 7, 2021

Although imperfect, LIBOR has proven to be quite useful in a variety of financial products and applications. DHG’s Jared Forman and Ben Boulris ...

Growth at Risk: Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR)

May 22, 2018

Fabio Natalucci, Deputy Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department at the International Monetary Fund, discusses the April 2018 Global ...